Vocabulary
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Try or attempt to do something
“Why not GIVE IT A SHOT?”
Try something new
“The ski instructor told Sally to GIVE IT A WHIRL”
Tell someone the truth directly and honestly
“I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT - it's not going to work”
Try your hardest
“You need to GIVE IT YOUR ALL”
Stop annoying me; give me a chance; you're not being reasonable
“Oh, GIVE ME A BREAK!”
Criticize or annoy someone
“Don't GIVE HIM A HARD TIME”
Tell someone angrily that you disapprove of what they have done
“I'm going to GIVE him A PIECE OF MY MIND”
Deliberately ignore someone or be unfriendly to them
“She GAVE him THE COLD SHOULDER after their argument”
Escape from someone
“I GAVE THEM THE SLIP”
Believe someone's statement without proof; trust them despite uncertainty
“I'll GIVE him THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT”
Give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen
“They GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT to the project”
Stop working; die
“The old car FINALLY GAVE UP THE GHOST”
Want something very much; be willing to sacrifice a lot for something
“I'd GIVE my RIGHT ARM FOR a coffee right now”
A friendly handshake
“The politician GLAD HANDED everyone”
An invisible barrier to advancement
“She hit THE GLASS CEILING”
Watching or reading something with complete attention
“The kids are GLUED TO the TV”
Someone who keeps doing unpleasant things
“I must be A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT”
Do something contrary to what's expected
“IT GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN, but I agree with him”
Do something with as much effort and enthusiasm as possible
“We went ALL OUT for her birthday party”
Become very angry or act crazy
“She'll GO BANANAS if she sees the house in this condition”
Fail or go bankrupt
“The company WENT BELLY UP”
Go bankrupt
“Many businesses WENT BUST”
Get worse; decline in quality
“His health has GONE DOWNHILL recently”
Split the bill equally; each pay for their own meal
“Let's GO DUTCH on dinner”
Used to express that something is surprising, strange, or hard to explain
“They cancelled the meeting - GO FIGURE”
Go away; stop bothering me
“Oh, GO FLY A KITE!”
Risk everything
“Let's GO FOR BROKE”
Deteriorate further
“Things WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE”
Progress rapidly and successfully; do extremely well
“The developers GO GREAT GUNS, attracting thousands”
Malfunction or go wrong
“The system WENT HAYWIRE”
A dismissive way to tell someone to go away
“He told me TO GO JUMP IN THE LAKE”
Go crazy or behave wildly
“The crowd WENT NUTS”
Become very angry or emotional
“She WENT OFF THE DEEP END”
Do or say something that is different from most other people
“He WENT OUT ON A LIMB and expressed an opposite opinion”
Be completely unsuccessful
“His joke WENT OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON”
Go wrong
“The plan WENT PEAR SHAPED”
Go wrong or fail, especially suddenly and unexpectedly
“The business plan looked promising, but it all WENT PEAR-SHAPED”
Be successful
“She's GOING PLACES”
Decline or fail
“Things are GOING SOUTH”
Live an honest life after being a criminal
“He decided to GO STRAIGHT”
Make more effort than is expected or required
“She always GOES THE EXTRA MILE”
Do something completely without holding back
“She decided to GO THE WHOLE HOG and renovated the entire house”
Increase to a very high level; become very angry
“Prices have GONE THROUGH THE ROOF”
Decline in quality or condition
“The old theater has GONE TO SEED”
Deteriorate; get worse in quality
“This neighborhood has GONE TO THE DOGS”
“The company WENT UNDER”
Be wasted or lost; fail completely
“His dreams WENT UP IN SMOKE”
Do something completely
“Let's GO THE WHOLE HOG”
Adapt to circumstances as they happen
“Just GO WITH THE FLOW and enjoy the trip”
Be obvious
“IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING”
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